{"id":38328,"date":"2020-03-23T01:18:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T05:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=38328"},"modified":"2020-05-19T18:27:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T22:27:10","slug":"employees-share-work-from-home-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-employees-work-from-home-spirit-wfh-stayhome-covid19\/","title":{"rendered":"Employees Share Work-From-Home Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As many Samsung employees have traded in cubicles and conference rooms for a more permanent remote workplace and virtual meetings, the spirit of collaboration and camaraderie has come alive across the company.<\/p>\n<p>We asked employees to share what their new normal looks like while staying home \u2013 part of the collective effort to keep our communities healthy and thriving in the face of uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the below to see some of our favorites!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38392\" style=\"width: 711px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38392\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38392\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/14012600\/wanda-young.png\" alt=\"Wanda Young, Chief Marketing Officer, says the view out of her home office window has made the work from home transition a little easier. Maya, her very, hairy overprotective German shepherd, is also very happy she is home every day and keeps her company during conference calls.\" width=\"701\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/14012600\/wanda-young.png 701w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/14012600\/wanda-young-600x434.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wanda Young, Chief Marketing Officer, says the view out of her home office window has made the work from home transition a little easier. Maya, her very, hairy overprotective German shepherd, is also very happy she is home every day and keeps her company during conference calls.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_38359\" style=\"width: 3274px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38359\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38359\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13164734\/20200318_131203.jpg\" alt=\"Chuck Russo,\u00a0Training Specialist in the Care Division,\u00a0shared that he now has his best helper, Bogey by his side all day at home. \u201cBogey brings joy and works really cheap,\u201d Russo joked, adding that he also requested extra doggie bones!\" width=\"3264\" height=\"1584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13164734\/20200318_131203.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13164734\/20200318_131203-600x291.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13164734\/20200318_131203-950x461.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chuck Russo,\u00a0Training Specialist in the Care Division,\u00a0shared that he now has his best helper, Bogey by his side all day at home. \u201cBogey brings joy and works really cheap,\u201d Russo joked, adding that he also requested extra doggie bones!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_38353\" style=\"width: 2458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38353\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38353\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13163843\/WFH-Selfie-Michael-Wilken.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Wilken, Internal Communications Manager based in Plano, TX and former Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class for the U.S. Navy, was among the first group of employees to complete our virtual new hire orientation. Kudos to the Learning &amp; Development team for shifting the experience on such short notice and getting our new team members integrated into the Samsung culture with ease!\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13163843\/WFH-Selfie-Michael-Wilken.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13163843\/WFH-Selfie-Michael-Wilken-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13163843\/WFH-Selfie-Michael-Wilken-713x950.jpg 713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Wilken, Internal Communications Manager based in Plano, TX and former Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class for the U.S. Navy, was among the first group of employees to complete our virtual new hire orientation. Kudos to the Learning &amp; Development team for shifting the experience on such short notice and getting our new team members integrated into the Samsung culture with ease!<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/covid19\/\" class=\"recommended-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/19155849\/COVID_Header.jpg\" alt=\"Our Response to COVID-19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-category\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Our Response to COVID-19<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>And as the work-from-home selfies rolled in, it was clear even more of our furry friends and some children were quickly becoming part of the Samsung family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38358\" style=\"width: 3034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38358\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38358\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13164732\/Christine-Kang.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Kang, Benefits Specialist, based in Ridgefield Park, NJ, says her cat, Nina, loves to do cat things, like sitting on laptops! Luckily, she's sitting on her personal laptop so she can still work.\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13164732\/Christine-Kang.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13164732\/Christine-Kang-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13164732\/Christine-Kang-713x950.jpg 713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christine Kang, Benefits Specialist, based in Ridgefield Park, NJ, says her cat, Nina, loves to do cat things, like sitting on laptops! Luckily, she&#8217;s sitting on her personal laptop so she can still work.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_38360\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38360\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38360\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13165409\/Larry.jpg\" alt=\"Felicia Blasberg, Head of HR Operations &amp; Planning, has enlisted a stand-in for herself when she needs a break. Larry, her dog, admits\u00a0it was an especially \u201cruf&quot; week working from home without any thumbs\u2026 #HardToWorkWithNoThumbs, #dogdays, #biscuits\" width=\"980\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13165409\/Larry.jpg 980w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13165409\/Larry-600x476.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13165409\/Larry-950x754.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Felicia Blasberg, Head of HR Operations &amp; Planning, has enlisted a stand-in for herself when she needs a break. 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